One Step at a Time - March 2015

[bird]

Waiting for kid to get home from male beauty pageant.. Wish I would have gone...pouncer is 12...Glad tomorrow is Friday even though I work Sat.. Sun I am glad you are back!!!

[Lizann]

Good morning. Heading to work. Just a quick pop in.
Bird do you work every weekend? I used to hate it when I had too.
Stupid busy day at work! Have a great Friday, steppers!

[mama bear]

good morning loves
I slept in my new Steve Miller Band concert tee...I bought Clay a Journey one.
BIrd - I thought about you...the drummers were amazing!!
We had a fabulous time....it made me so happy to see my sons standing up and singing every word with me
Steve Miller close with The Joker and Journey closed with Wheel In the Sky
I am going in late today to finish up a few things and then I am DONE
the new manager was there yesterday and she and Bri talked ALL day and it made me kind of crazy as I had work to do, but what the hey.....eeezzzz not my problem anymore!
Have a good day at work Lizz.....I hope Pouncer is ok.....Lucky is hanging in but who knows for how long
Hugs and more hugs Dottie

[Dottie Belle]

Morning all,
Gym is helping me sleep and that is such a good thing. I dont feel quite as bad with some sleep.
Tax lady later then a meeting with the train folks tonight. I am going to stick with it for now but not sure long term. I need to find a hobby that is mine. But they are having convention here in a few years and I want to be part of that too. So I am not making any decisions right now.
Need to work on the darn list the buyers gave me last night. Gotta see the best way to handle and not cost me too much. I just want this over so I can move on from that piece.
Going to rain all day and I just hate that. Yard is soggy enough and the dogs get all muddy. YUCK...
I will be around for a while.

[sunshinedaisies]

Okay - I am feeling a tad more human this morning ! My suitcase arrived last night at a 1/4 past midnight !! But at least it arrived thank goodness - what made me smile was the my fake boobs were in it - THAT would have raised a titter in the claims dept. !!!! LOL

It is pouring with rain here too Dottie and I know what you mean about the dogs and the mud ...SIGH. I have all manner of things all over the floor trying to keep it clean with us having the house up for sale ... glad that you are sorting the trains - it must be hard to see them all the time I would think. That is good that they are going through your train club.

Apparently our taxes were rejected when the accountant tried to electronically file them because someone has already used one of our social security numbers ! AGH !!! Hubs has gone up there this morning to see what we need to do ....

K9 - so sorry about all the hassle with landlords wife and also with the dog trouble - have you found somewhere to stay with the dogs ? How is Sierra doing now ?

Jan - congratulations on the new job !! And it sounds as if it was just in the nick of time as who knows what would happen with the sale of the place .....

Hi Bird - it is really good to be back - I seem to get more and more homesick these days really easily but it was good that I was there for my mum - I just Skyped with her and she is doing well. Not sure if I am EVER going to do that journey again though - the older I get the worse it gets - I remember my mum saying that she could not make it over here any more because the journey was so awful and now I understand !

Hi everyone else ..... have a great day !!

Well, need to go and finish sorting my suitcase out - it is so hard to try and keep the place totally clean and tidy 100% of the time - even though they are supposed to call and set up an appt, we have already had one just turn up and another give us an hours notice! But one cannot say no as we are trying to sell .....

hugs, Sun XXX

[sunshinedaisies]

Dottie - we just had an inspection on the house that we want to buy - the AC unit is 30-35 years old - when you have had the inspection, is the seller supposed to correct stuff that needs doing ? The shed there has termites .... stuff like that - some of the windows will not open.....

[Dottie Belle]

sun yes the seller is supposed to fix within reason. I am going to push back on some things. The A/C is 17 years old and works find and I am providing a home warranty so they need to accept some things. I am going to get with the realtor after tax appointment. Just want to close and get this over...need to set closing date.....yes I am anxious...

[mama bear]

Well ....I am home after 4 1/2 years at the job and I have very mixed emotions. So happy for the new changes, but sad to leave the place I have worked my ass off at for so long.
Sun - your fake boobs comment cracked me up!!
I am pooped after the concert and today, so I will probably be asleep by 7!!
I love you all and Dots....again, extra hugs!!

[Dottie Belle]

I went to the train club meeting that hubby and I would go to and I had a major meltdown on the way home and now I just cant stop crying. Why was he taken from me.....he was my life and I just dont know how to move forward.....I am miserable and alone.....

[Lizann]

Oh Dottie, wish I was there with you! Sending lots of hugs your way.
Mama I'm happy for this new chapter you are starting, but it is hard to leave. Enjoy the next week off. Sounds like you guys had a lot of fun last night.
I'm exhausted and off to bed.

[bird]

Hi all,
Not sure if I'll go to work. Have the option to work Sat. and need the $ but kid wants me to take her to the gym and I've been trying to get either one of them to go with me for years. Had a hard time with Pouncer yest, her trying to poop and trying to get it off her butt and then she couldnt make it to the pan and peed on the bathroom rub and then she smelled so I put her in the tub and washed her butt..M.B. maybe your new job will be a good one. Good luck with it. The concert sounded fun.....Lizann, hope you had a good sleep......Dot, sorry about the meltdown. I know the train group was hard.....Sun, are you having fun keeping your house clean haha..I know, not funny. Well, hope it sells soon for you. Yes, the trip sounds rough. That trip to my brothers last summer, phew!!.....well, better decide if I'm going in or not..maybe just for a bit..

[sunshinedaisies]

Morning Bird ! Ha ha to me keeping the house clean - it is hard keeping it tidy - you cannot just put something down - it has to be put away!! Wonder if you ended up going in to work - you could always just go in for a few hours THEN go to the gym ?

Dottie - sorry about the meltdown - but better out than in - it is so hard but will get easier with time......it is just so hard right now, especially when so much around you reminds you of dh...... ((((hugs))))

This thread is so quiet right now - I know that I saw Pauly had posted on another thread. Sorry things are so tough for you right now pauly .....

MB - yes it must have been strange leaving yesterday - but onto better things right ?

Hi Lizann - hope you feel better this morning and got a good nights sleep - it seems to take me longer each year to get over my jetlag - I woke at 2.30 raring to go !!

Okay - got to start sorting out our SSN compromise - tons of stuff to do and some can be done online. Some has to be done locally (like filing police report)

Hugs to all, Sun XXX

[abcowboy]

Dottie, maybe some comforting words for you... I recall the words the priest said to me when my dad, also my best friend, passed away.. He said that God didn't take him from us because he was never our's to keep, his job on earth was done and it was time for him to go home...

Whispering this so I don't get in trouble as Liz doesn't like to count days, but she's celebrating her 1 month milestone today!

[sunshinedaisies]

Lovely words for Dottie AB - and WELL DONE LIZ - YEAH !!!!! :welldone:

[Lizann]

Thanks guys! Couldn't have done it without your support. Truth be told cowboy, this time around I was counting!
Sunny, I can't even imagine having to keep the house tidy. Kitchen is complete, except for the window treatment. My job today is to clean the rest of the house as there is a fine dust everywhere from the work they did. Poor me right? Anyway I love the facelift the kitchen got. Poor Lucy hates the new floor as she slides all over it. Rainy here today and I slept like a log and woke up at nine, unusual for sure. Hubby will work on the taxes today, ugh!
Hey cowboy, how does that work in Canada? Do you have to file taxes as well by a certain date?
Mama, I am envious of your week off. If you do go to the beach please post a picture on fb for me. I sooo want to go.
Dottie, how are you today. I would think that weekends are hard. Can you go to that other church with your friends tonight? I will be here if you want to talk. PM me if you like. We are here for you.
Happy Saturday to the rest of my beloved friends here! I love you all and am soo grateful for your support.